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The future of the world economy and humanity lies in the hands of the young :Union Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur.
Shri. Thakur interacts with faculty and students of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and Rajagiri Business School in Kochi today
Kochi: March 18, 2023
Union Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur said the future of the world economy and humanity lies in the hands of the young. It is a moment to reconnect and re-imagine new possibilities.
He was addressing the faculty and students of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and Rajagiri Business School at Pre Bodhi 2023, a curtain raiser event to their annual academic strategic planning exercise, held at RBS Auditorium, Kakkanad today.
The Minister reminded that the 75th year of independence is an opportunity to take a pledge for the future of the country and to take the country forward from Amrit kaal to Swarnim kaal. He opined that India is in an era of rapid transitions and transformations with a set timeline, trajectory and target.
Shri Anurag Thakur said that the youth of this country is the greatest asset and is also the government’s greatest investment into the foundation of an equitable future which is peaceful, multicultural, inclusive and sustainable.
He urged the youth to show the world how technology can be used for social good and governance in all major sectors of the economy. He also said that Prime Minister Modi’s vision and policies for an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ is giving wings to youth of this country to soar high and hand-hold other nations as India leads the way for the world to follow.
Shri Thakur said that India is hosting the G20 Summit, and Youth 20 or Y20 is a brilliant way to amplify the voices of young people.
He said that at the Y20 Summit, India will not only speak; but also provide an audience to youth from across the world,to be heard in the world’s largest democracy amongst the world’s largest youth population.
He opined that for the youth in India, challenges and opportunities are two sides of the same coin while also adding that no distance, difference and boundary can ever stop young people from driving social change and becoming agents of change.
He urged the youth to be agents of change as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the function, the Minister also inaugurated STAG Table Tennis Academy at Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public School which is an initiative of Table Tennis Academy of Kerala in association with STAG Champs School Sports Education Programme. On the occasion he also handed out table tennis racquets to selected students from Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public School, Kakkanad. Golden Boot ceremony was also held where 7 veteran athletes were honoured by the Minister which was followed by a ceremony of “passing the legacy” by the veterans to budding sportspersons.
Smt Padmaja S Menon, President, Table Tennis Association of Kerala delivered the welcome address. Other speakers included Dr Binoy Joseph, Principal, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Dr Fr. Saju M.D., CMI, Dr Fr. Francis Sebastian, Assistant Director, RBS and Smt Saji Varghese, Principal, Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public School.
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